This action research aims to construct the
Strategic Planning Process as an organization development
intervention (ODI) for small organizations in Myanmar.
This is a case of a Small Enterprise in Myanmar. This
study used mixed Methods, and Sample Size is 30. The
researcher used a Structured Close-ended Questionnaire
for Quantitative Analysis and Content Analysis methods
for One-on-One Interview Questions. All the
questionnaires were collected digitally with the use of
Microsoft Office Form and perform the descriptive
analysis and Paired Sampled T-Test with IBM SPSS
software and interview questions were also coded and
analyzed with the help of MAXQDA 2020 software to find
the impact and determine the improvement of
Management Functions, Employee Engagement, and Team
Cohesiveness. The research Hypotheses are to determine
whether there is a Statistically Significant Impact of
Intervention and Management Functions, Employee
Engagement and Team Cohesiveness or not. This study
identified the current situation of the small company using
SWOT analysis, Trust Index Survey, and McKinsey 7S
Analysis. Strategic Planning was designed and
implemented throughout the Intervention process, and the
researcher proved the impact of OD Intervention
(Strategic planning) on Management Functions, Employee
Engagement, and Team Cohesiveness. A collaboratively
created Vision, Missions, and Core Value of the company
emerged. The finding and result show the statistically
significant improvement of these three dependent variables
at Pre and Post ODI in this study. Advice for small
enterprises is to implement the strategic planning process
at the beginning of the business life cycle to improve
Management, engagement, and teamwork.
Keywords : Strategic Planning, Management Functions, Employee Engagement, Team Cohesiveness, STEAM Education, Myanmar, Small Enterprise.